(Eagle News)– Six brand new coaches to be used by the Philippine National Railways arrived on Wednesday, Dec. 11, from Indonesia. The Department of Transportation said the diesel multiple unit cars are only a part of the 37 rail cars and three locomotives acquired by the Philippines from its Asian neighbor. The arrival of the new coaches came after the DOTr announced the PNR line from Tutuban, Manila would now be extended to Los Baños, […]
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Malacanang: 48 new MRT coaches to arrive starting September 2015
(Reuters) — Malacanang announced on Thursday that 48 brand new coaches for MRT 3 will arrive starting September next year to improve the services of the light railway system.The delivery of the new coaches will increase MRT 3’s capacity by 66 percent and improve headway — the gap between trains– to 2.5 minutes, Presidential Communications Operations Office Secretary Herminio Coloma, Jr. told reporters during a press briefing in Malacañang.He said Transportation and Communications Secretary Joseph […]





